Kerameikos, see 192 photos
"The ancient Kerameikos was located in the north-western outskirts of Athens. It was partly enclosed by, and partly beyond, the walls that divide the area of the excavation. In the centre of the archaeological site are the two best known arches of ancient Athens, the Dipylon where the Panathenaic procession would start and the sacred Arch, where the sacred way would begin and the Elefsinian Mysteries procession would pass through. In the vicinity of the Arches was the most ancient and the biggest cemetery of Attica. Moreover it was the place of burial of the citizens who where honored by the city of Athens. According to the geographer Pausanias, the location was named after Keramos. However, the place was most liked named after the neighborhood of the kerameis (potters). The neighborhood of the Kerameikos - potters was established on the banks of the river Iridanos. nYou can see the riverbed in the archaeological area. The ancient Demos of Kerameikos covered a large area. Only...